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La Kodak Retina Ib és un dels submodels més bonics de aquesta famosa i diversa familia de càmeres telemetriques (o no) de 35mm. Potser les millors càmeres que feu Kodak (però a Alemania, això sí).
La Retina Ib fou fabricada a Stuttgart entre 1954 i 1957, com a versió més barata (sense telemetre) de la Retina IIb. És una càmera de 35mm, plegable, amb objectiu fixe i sense telemetre ni fotometre. Per tant en certa mesura és com una versió més moderna del mateix concepte que la Leica I (A).
Però aquesta "manca" de capacitats és la seva virtud, juntament amb la facilitat amb que es pot portar a la butxaca, gracies a les formes arrodonides i a que es pot plegar. Menys parts vol dir menys coses que poden fallar i menys preocupacions. La llum i la distancia es poden estimar a ull, i així et pons concentrar en enquadrar i buscar el millor moment per fer la foto.
Aquesta en concret és un dels models inicials de producció (1954?), i compta amb un objectiu Schenider Kreutznach Retina-Xenar f2.8 / 50mm. Curiosament té el "recordador" de pel·licula en anglès però la roda d'enfoc en metres, no en peus com li tocaria. Per desgracia l'obturador no funciona, però potser es pot arreglar.
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The Kodak Retina Ib is one of the most beautiful submodels in this famous and diverse family of 35mm (or not) rangefinder cameras. Perhaps the best cameras Kodak made (but in Germany, of course).
The Retina Ib was manufactured in Stuttgart between 1954 and 1957, as a cheaper version (without rangefinder) of the Retina IIb. It is a 35mm camera, foldable, with a fixed lens and without rangefinder nor light meter. So to some extent it is like a more modern version of the same concept as the Leica I (A).
But this “lack” of capabilities is its virtue, along with the ease with which it can be carried in your pocket, thanks to the rounded shapes and the fact that it can be folded. Fewer parts means fewer things that can fail and fewer worries. Light and distance can be guessed, so you can focus on framing and finding the best time to take the photo.
This in particular is one of the initial production models (1954?), and has a Schenider Kreutznach Retina-Xenar f2.8 / 50mm lens. Interestingly it has the film "reminder" in English but the focus wheel in meters, not feet as it would be usual in this case. Unfortunately the shutter doesn’t work, but maybe it can be fixed.
After the early success of the Hawker Hurricane in RAF service during the Battle of Britain, the Royal Navy decided to introduce it as protection for the Atlantic convoys. These were being monitored by FW-200 Condor aircraft, which operated far outside the range of British land-based aircraft, and co-ordinated the attacks of the U-boats on the convoys.
An interim measure gave birth to the 'Hurricat', a modified Hurricane mounted on a catapult located on the bows of some modified merchant ships. The only modifications to the Hurricane for this role were the addition of catapult spools and as such were designated Sea Hurricane Ia. These aircraft were not ideal, as once they were launched they either had to make it back to a land base or ditch in the sea near to the convoy. An improvement was the Ib, which had the catapult spools and an arrester hook to enable them to land back on merchant ships modified to have a small flight deck.
Hurricane Z7015 (above) was built by Canadian Car & Foundry at its Fort William, Ontario, plant during 1940 as a Mk I. After flight testing it was shipped to the UK where it was converted to Sea Hurricane Ib standard. Z7015 had a patchy wartime flying career, which ended in 1943, when it was delivered to Loughborough College as an instructional airframe. It remained there until it was transferred to the Shuttleworth Collection in 1961.
Z7015 was used statically in the 'Battle of Britain' film, before restoration to flying condition began. Several attempts to restore the aircraft were made, until in 1981, Z7015 was transferred to Duxford and another restoration was started, this time by the Duxford Aviation Society. This was progressing slowly until a formal agreement was reached between the Imperial War Museum and the Shuttleworth Collection, which meant that the same team that had restored the Collection's Spitfire would restore Z7015. The renewed restoration started in earnest in February 1986, and led to the first flight of the world's only Sea Hurricane Ib, in the hands of pilot Andy Sephton, on 16 September 1995.
Height: 12ft 0.5in Length: 31ft 9in Wingspan: 40ft 0in Engine: one 1030hp Rolls Royce Merlin V12 Max. Speed: 254mph Armament: eight 0.303in Browning machine guns. - Details from the Shuttleworth Collection website.
Goanna
Goanna, also known as a monitor lizard, is a close relative of Komodo dragon and one of the largest lizards in the world. There are 25 species of goanna that can be found in Northern and Eastern parts of Australia. Goanna prefers open woodlands and grasslands, but it can be also found near the water, in the swampy areas and in the deserts. Goannas are threatened with habitat loss, disturbance of their habitats (removal of the termite mounds, for example), road accidents and predation by domesticated species (cats and dogs). At the moment, number of goannas in the wild is stable and they are not listed as endangered animals.
Goanna, auch als Monitoreidechse bekannt, ist ein enger Verwandter des Komodo-Drachen und eine der größten Eidechsen der Welt. Es gibt 25 Arten von Goanna, die im Norden und Osten Australiens vorkommen. Goanna bevorzugt offene Wälder und Wiesen, aber es kann auch in der Nähe des Wassers, in den sumpfigen Gebieten und in den Wüsten gefunden werden. Goannas sind vom Verlust ihres Lebensraums, der Störung ihrer Lebensräume (z. B. Entfernung der Termitenhügel), Verkehrsunfällen und Raubtieren domestizierter Arten (Katzen und Hunde) bedroht. Im Moment ist die Anzahl der Goannas in freier Wildbahn stabil und sie sind nicht als gefährdete Tiere aufgeführt.